NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM Lesson 11 M2 PRECALCULUS AND ADVANCED TOPICS Lesson 11: Matrix Addition Is Commutative Student Outcomes . Students prove both geometrically and algebraically that matrix addition is commutative. Lesson Notes In Topic A, matrices were interpreted as representing network diagrams. In that context, an arithmetic system for matrices was natural. Given two matrices 퐴 and 퐵 of equal dimensions, the matrix product 퐴퐵 and the matrix sum 퐴 + 퐵 were defined. Both of these operations had a meaning within the context of networks. Topic B returned to the interpretation of matrices as representing the geometric effect of linear transformations from Module 1. The matrix product 퐴퐵 has meaning in this context; it is the composition of transformations. This lesson explores the question, “Can we give matrix addition meaning in the setting of geometric transformations?” Classwork Opening Exercise (5 minutes) Allow students time to work on the Opening Exercise independently before discussing as a class. Opening Exercise Kiamba thinks 푨 + 푩 = 푩 + 푨 for all ퟐ × ퟐ matrices. Rachel thinks it is not always true. Who is correct? Explain. Scaffolding: 풂 풂 풃 풃 Provide students with concrete Let 푨 = ( ퟏퟏ ퟏퟐ) and 푩 = ( ퟏퟏ ퟏퟐ). 풂ퟐퟏ 풂ퟐퟐ 풃ퟐퟏ 풃ퟐퟐ examples if necessary. What is the sum of 푨 + 푩? −2 1 4 0 퐴 = ( ) and 퐵 = ( ) MP.3 풂 + 풃 풂 + 풃 3 2 −1 6 푨 + 푩 = ( ퟏퟏ ퟏퟏ ퟏퟐ ퟏퟐ) 풂ퟐퟏ + 풃ퟐퟏ 풂ퟐퟐ + 풃ퟐퟐ 2 1 퐴 + 퐵 = 퐵 + 퐴 = ( ) 풃ퟏퟏ + 풂ퟏퟏ 풃ퟏퟐ+풂ퟏퟐ 2 8 푩 + 푨 = ( ) 풃ퟐퟏ+풂ퟐퟏ 풃ퟐퟐ + 풂ퟐퟐ The two matrices must be equal because each of the sums must be equal according to the commutative property of addition of real numbers. Kiamba is correct. Can we say that matrix addition is commutative? Yes, the order in which we add the matrices does not change the sum. Will this hold true if we change the dimensions of the matrices being added? Yes, regardless of the size of the matrices, the two sums (퐴 + 퐵 and 퐵 + 퐴) would still be the same. (Note: Demonstrate with two 3 × 3 matrices if students seem unsure.) . So, we see that matrix addition is commutative, but we still have not determined the geometric meaning of matrix addition. Lesson 11: Matrix Addition Is Commutative 176 This work is licensed under a This work is derived from Eureka Math ™ and licensed by Great Minds. ©2015 Great Minds. eureka-math.org This file derived from PreCal-M2-TE-1.3.0 -08.2015 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM Lesson 11 M2 PRECALCULUS AND ADVANCED TOPICS Exercise 1 (12 minutes) Allow students time to work in groups on Exercise 1. Optionally, give students colored pencils or a transparency and fine-point dry erase marker to mark their points. Exercises 1. In two-dimensional space, let 푨 be the matrix representing a rotation about the origin through an angle of ퟒퟓ°, and let 푩 be the matrix representing a reflection about the 풙-axis. ퟏ Let 풙 be the point ( ). ퟏ a. Write down the matrices 푨, 푩, and 푨 + 푩. √ퟐ √ퟐ − ퟐ ퟐ ퟏ ퟎ 푨 = 푩 = ( ) √ퟐ √ퟐ ퟎ −ퟏ ( ퟐ ퟐ ) √ퟐ √ퟐ + ퟏ − ퟐ ퟐ 푨 + 푩 = √ퟐ √ퟐ − ퟏ ( ퟐ ퟐ ) b. Write down the image points of 푨풙, 푩풙, and (푨 + 푩)풙, and plot them on graph paper. ퟎ ퟏ ퟏ 푨풙 = ( ) 푩풙 = ( ) (푨 + 푩)풙 = ( ) √ퟐ −ퟏ √ퟐ − ퟏ c. What do you notice about (푨 + 푩)풙 compared to 푨풙 and 푩풙? The point (푨 + 푩)풙 is equal to the sum of the points 푨풙 and 푩풙 by the distributive property. Since 퐴푥 + 퐵푥 = (퐴 + 퐵)(푥), does it follow that 퐵푥 + 퐴푥 = (퐵 + 퐴)(푥) = (퐴 + 퐵)(푥)? Yes, 퐴푥 + 퐵푥 and 퐵푥 + 퐴푥 must both map to the same point since we know that the addition of points is commutative. Since 퐴푥 + 퐵푥 maps to the point (퐴 + 퐵)(푥) by the distributive property, 퐵푥 + 퐴푥 must also map to the point (퐴 + 퐵)(푥) since 퐴푥 + 퐵푥 = 퐵푥 + 퐴푥. What does this say about matrix addition? It confirms what we saw in the Opening Exercise. Matrix addition is commutative. Lesson 11: Matrix Addition Is Commutative 177 This work is licensed under a This work is derived from Eureka Math ™ and licensed by Great Minds. ©2015 Great Minds. eureka-math.org This file derived from PreCal-M2-TE-1.3.0 -08.2015 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM Lesson 11 M2 PRECALCULUS AND ADVANCED TOPICS Exercise 2 (13 minutes) Allow students time to work in groups on Exercise 2 before discussing as a class. 2. For three matrices of equal size, 푨, 푩, and 푪, does it follow that 푨 + (푩 + 푪) = (푨 + 푩) + 푪? a. Determine if the statement is true geometrically. Let 푨 be the matrix representing a reflection across the 풚-axis. Let 푩 be the matrix representing a counterclockwise rotation of ퟑퟎ°. Let 푪 be the matrix representing a reflection about the 풙-axis. ퟏ Let 풙 be the point ( ). ퟏ √ퟑ ퟏ − −ퟏ ퟎ ퟐ ퟐ 푨 = ( ) 푩 = ퟎ ퟏ ퟏ √ퟑ ( ퟐ ퟐ ) ퟏ ퟎ 푪 = ( ) ퟎ −ퟏ √ퟑ − ퟐ ퟏ − ퟐ ퟐ 푨 + 푩 = ퟏ √ퟑ + ퟐ ( ퟐ ퟐ ) √ퟑ + ퟐ ퟏ − ퟐ ퟐ 푩 + 푪 = ퟏ √ퟑ − ퟐ ( ퟐ ퟐ ) From the graph, we see that 푨풙 + (푩풙 + 푪풙) = (푨풙 + 푩풙) + 푪풙. b. Confirm your results algebraically. √ퟑ + ퟐ ퟏ √ퟑ ퟏ − − −ퟏ ퟎ ퟐ ퟐ ퟐ ퟐ 푨 + (푩 + 푪) = ( ) + = ퟎ ퟏ ퟏ √ퟑ − ퟐ ퟏ √ퟑ ( ퟐ ퟐ ) ( ퟐ ퟐ ) √ퟑ − ퟐ ퟏ √ퟑ ퟏ − − ퟐ ퟐ ퟏ ퟎ ퟐ ퟐ (푨 + 푩) + 푪 = + ( ) = ퟏ √ퟑ + ퟐ ퟎ −ퟏ ퟏ √ퟑ ( ퟐ ퟐ ) ( ퟐ ퟐ ) c. What do your results say about matrix addition? Matrix addition is associative. What does this exercise tell us about matrix addition? It is associative. Lesson 11: Matrix Addition Is Commutative 178 This work is licensed under a This work is derived from Eureka Math ™ and licensed by Great Minds. ©2015 Great Minds. eureka-math.org This file derived from PreCal-M2-TE-1.3.0 -08.2015 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM Lesson 11 M2 PRECALCULUS AND ADVANCED TOPICS . How did the graph support the idea that matrix addition is associative? (퐴 + (퐵 + 퐶))푥 and ((퐴 + 퐵) + 퐶)푥 mapped to the same point. MP.2 . Would this still be true if we used matrices of different (but still equal) dimensions? Yes, the addition would still be associative. For example, we could do the same type of operations using 3 × 3 matrices, but geometrically it would represent points in 3-D space rather than on a coordinate plane. Could we say 퐴 + (퐵 + 퐶) = 퐶 + (퐴 + 퐵)? Yes, we just demonstrated that 퐴 + (퐵 + 퐶) = (퐴 + 퐵) + 퐶. We can then say that (퐴 + 퐵) + 퐶 = 퐶 + (퐴 + 퐵) because we know that matrix addition is commutative. Exercises 3–6 (5 minutes) Allow students time to work in groups on Exercises 3–6 before discussing as a class. 풙 ퟎ 3. If 풙 = (풚), what are the coordinates of a point 풚 with the property 풙 + 풚 if the origin 푶 = (ퟎ)? 풛 ퟎ −풙 풚 = (−풚) −풛 ퟏퟏ −ퟓ ퟐ 4. Suppose 푨 = (−ퟑퟒ ퟔ ퟏퟗ) and matrix 푩 has the property that 푨풙 + 푩풙 is the origin. What is the matrix 푩? ퟖ −ퟓퟒퟐ ퟎ −ퟏퟏ ퟓ −ퟐ 푩 = ( ퟑퟒ −ퟔ −ퟏퟗ) −ퟖ ퟓퟒퟐ ퟎ 5. For three matrices of equal size, 푨, 푩, and 푪, where 푨 represents a reflection across the line 풚 = 풙, 푩 represents a ퟏ counterclockwise rotation of ퟒퟓ°, 푪 represents a reflection across the 풚-axis, and 풙 = ( ): ퟐ a. Show that matrix addition is commutative: 푨풙 + 푩풙 = 푩풙 + 푨풙. ퟎ −ퟏ ퟏ −ퟐ 푨풙 = ( ) ( ) = ( ) ퟏ ퟎ ퟐ ퟏ √ퟐ √ퟐ √ퟐ − − √ퟐ ퟐ ퟐ ퟏ ퟐ 푩풙 = ( ) = √ퟐ √ퟐ ퟐ √ퟐ + √ퟐ ( ퟐ ퟐ ) ( ퟐ ) √ퟐ −ퟐ + − √ퟐ ퟐ 푨풙 + 푩풙 = = 푩풙 + 푨풙 √ퟐ ퟏ + + √ퟐ ( ퟐ ) Lesson 11: Matrix Addition Is Commutative 179 This work is licensed under a This work is derived from Eureka Math ™ and licensed by Great Minds. ©2015 Great Minds. eureka-math.org This file derived from PreCal-M2-TE-1.3.0 -08.2015 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. NYS COMMON CORE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM Lesson 11 M2 PRECALCULUS AND ADVANCED TOPICS b. Show that matrix addition is associative: 푨풙 + (푩풙 + 푪풙) = (푨풙 + 푩풙) + 푪풙. −ퟏ ퟎ ퟏ −ퟏ 푪풙 = ( ) ( ) = ( ) ퟎ ퟏ ퟐ ퟐ √ퟐ − √ퟐ − ퟏ −ퟐ ퟐ Scaffolding: 푨풙 + (푩풙 + 푪풙) = ( ) + ퟏ √ퟐ + √ퟐ + ퟐ Provide early finishers with this ퟐ ( ) challenge question: √ퟐ −ퟐ + − √ퟐ If 퐴푥 = 0 for all 푥, must every ퟐ −ퟏ (푨풙 + 푩풙) + 푪풙 = + ( ) ; √ퟐ ퟐ entry of 퐴 be 0? ퟏ + + √ퟐ ( ퟐ ) √ퟐ −ퟑ + − √ퟐ ퟐ 푨풙 + (푩풙 + 푪풙) = = (푨풙 + 푩풙) + 푪풙 √ퟐ ퟑ + + √ퟐ ( ퟐ ) 6. Let 푨, 푩, 푪, and 푫 be matrices of the same dimensions. Use the commutative property of addition of two matrices to prove 푨 + 푩 + 푪 = 푪 + 푩 + 푨. If we treat 푨 + 푩 as one matrix, then: (푨 + 푩) + 푪 = 푪 + (푨 + 푩) = 푪 + (푩 + 푨) = 푪 + 푩 + 푨 Closing (5 minutes) Discuss the key points of the lesson as a class. What can be said about matrix addition? Matrix addition, like addition of numbers, is both commutative and associative. What is the geometric meaning of matrix addition? Illustrate with an example. (퐴 + 퐵)푥 maps to the same point as 퐴푥 + 퐵푥.